Book Review: Islam and Literalism: Literal Meaning and Interpretation in…
This book surveys the development of literal meaning and literalism in Islam and Islamic legal theory (uṣūl al-fiqh) in…
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BOOK REVIEW: Educating Muslim Women: The West African Legacy of Nana Asma’u…
Educating Muslim Women is a unique study of Muslim women told through the story of Nana Asma’u, a nineteenth-century Fulani woman…
BOOK REVIEW: Towards an Islamic Enlightenment: The gülen Movement
M. Hakan Yavuz was one of the early contributors to the literature on the Gülen movement, co-editing a major volume on the…
The Martin Luther of Islam?: Ismail al-Faruqi’s Impact on Contemporary…
John Esposito and John Voll narrate in their Makers of Contemporary Islam a brief story: “An old Christian acquaintance of…
Qadar in Classical and Modern Islamic Discourses: Commending a Futuristic…
In classical Islamic era, the discussion on the concept of fate (divine predestination) or qadar has created various debates…
A Foucauldian Theory of American Islamophobia
With the emergence of ISIS andAmerican public furor over allowing Syrian refugees safe haven, Muslim Americans find themselves…
From Christianity to Islam: An Analysis of Ibn Rabban’s Approach towards…
With the expansion of Muslim territory in the ninth century, non-Muslim communities’ reactions to the denials of the prophethood…
The Objectives and References of Mi‘yar al-‘Ilm fi Fann al-Mantiq
Mi‘yar al-‘Ilm fi Fann al-Mantiq of al-Ghazali is the first book written specifically on Muslim logic. But the comprehensive and…
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd as a Modern Muslim Thinker
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd is a thinker who has produced works in the fields of theology, philosophy, law, politics and humanities. Abu…
Muslim Worlds’ Missed Opportunity
The longing to recapture the glorious past of Islam is almost universal in the Muslim world. An accurate diagnosis of failed…
Purpose of the Creation of Man: Quran’s True Version of Anthropic Principle
Scientists, especially theoretical physicists and cosmological philosophers have always wondered the beauty of the universe,…
The Notion of Sunna: An Eclectic Reading in the Ibadhi Legacy
This paper offers a cursory reading in the Ibadhi legacy, drawing on its diversity in place and time. It investigates the notion…
The Incompatibility of the Vision of God as a Basis of Factual Belief from…
Religious people may feel confident that they have something that nonreligious people lack, namely, direct experience of God.…
The Ultimate Objective of Islamic Political Actors: A Conceptual Analysis…
This research was performed in order to study the ultimate objective of Islamic political actors based on selected Hadith of the…
Generic Skills from Qur’anic Perspective
Generic skills are defined as a set of skills that are directly related and needed for the working environment. Employers prefer…
Islamic Legal Maxims Analysis on Orthognathic Surgery and Treatment
Medical treatment by Muslim doctors will sometimes be influenced by Islamic law and ethics rather than solely medical…
Maslahah’s Role as an Instrument for Revival of Ijtihad
Islam presents a comprehensive system of life based on divine guidance. Its dynamism is due its general principles through which…
From Islamicizing the Sciences to Strategizing for Muslims’ Scientific…
At inception, science and religion were seen as poles apart and so science was vehemently kicked against by religious leaders.…
A Comparative Analysis of the Theological Polemics of Muslim Brotherhood…
The experience of the Muslim Ummah in the 19th and 20th centuries has given rise to various revivalist thoughts aimed at…
The Principle of Considering Ma’alat in Islamic Rules:Do Ends Justify…
Exploring Islamic sources, Islamic rules are revealed for the sake of maslaha (wellbeing) in human life. However, in particular…